Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-08-12
new ENGLAND NEWS,

The latest Burgess sloop, the Volunteer,
wins the Goelet cup for sloops off Newport,
Mayflower second, Puritan third. Schooner
yacht Sachem wins the Goelet cup for
schooners.
The Bay State Social Club had a picnic
at Woodland Grove, near Lake Quinsiga-
mOnd. LawlessnesS and disorder carried the
day. Free fights were frequent When it
came time to return home there were 30 or
40 men lying around the grounds in all stages
of intoxication.
Albert Eddy of North Adams, Mass, he's
been arrested on a charge of felonious assault
on his daughter, aged IA. The girl said that
the crime was committed July II while she
and her father were berrying; that she re-
turned home and told her mother, who
threatened to expose her husband, unless he
left home within an hour. Eddy left. In
the meantime, the facts had reached the ears
of the officers who arrested Eddy as soon as
he returned. Eddy has wife and five chill
dren.
A teamster employed in drawing wire be-
tween the two factories of the Washburn 81
Moen Manufacturing Co., of Worcester, fell
from his seat and one of the wheels Of the
heavy wagon, which was loaded with six tons
of wire passed over his chest, killing him in
stantly.
The late FIR. Murphy of Fall River, left
very little of his abundant property to the
church, which causes much comment
The Volunteer led the whole fleet of New
York club boats into Newport from New
London. She beat the Puritan 7m. 2ls,
Atlantic On. 45S. and Mayfower 56m. ABS.
General Paine and Designer Burgess are
well pleased with the Volunteer.
Joseph McGrady, a saloon keeper, and
Michael Newman, councilman from ward 5
Of Fall River, Mass, were arraigned in court
today on charge of abduction, and held in
$4,000 for trial next Thursday. They were
charged with taking two young women, after
a moonlight excursion, to q disreputable
house and OBTAINING them day. They deny
the charge.
The Lawrence (Mass} board of health has
been attacked by all the local newspapers
and most emphatically charged with negli-
gence. The claim is made that it has not attend
ed to its duties as shown by the largely in
creased death rate, yet has expended much
more money than was spent last year. There
is considerable local indignation.
Mr.. Richard A. Howes of Newton Centre,
was found dead in the saloon of a circuit
train at Newton Highlands. His sudden
death is attributed to the effects of gun
shot wound received in the late war, from
which he had never fully recovered.
Dover, N. H., is to be lighted by electricity.
The cattle disease is gaining foothold in
Maine
The Boston lacrosse club is in Canada.
The picnic rioters of August 4th at Wor-
ceSter, Mass, received their punishment on
Saturday, as follows Two, SO and costs
each for drunkenness; Is, s. and costs each,
same offence; two, two months house of cor
rection, and one got six months in same
place.
Secretary Howard has advised the spin
ners of Fall River, instead of permitting
small strikes, to go out on masse from all
the mills where the work is bad and wages
low
In 1917 an elephant was killed at Alfred,
Me. Now they propose erecting monument
in commemoration OF the event.
A number of sailors from the U. S. Attain
ia got into an alteration. One, named Lew
is Hollander stabbed Albert Nelson, a ship
mate, inficting serious wound across the
face and nose and another across the abdo-
men.
The steamer Roman was hauled off Shovel
full shoal after tightening portion of her
cargo. The vessel is leaking but slightly.
She will be examined by divers and will pro
ceed to Philadelphia accompanied by steam
tug.
The first of the the trial races to select a
defender of the Americas cup is to be sailed
Sept. 13 over the New York Yacht Club in
side course. Commodore Forbes withdraws
the Puritan, acknowledging the Volunteer to
be better boat.
Two musicians have been captured in Can
Rda on the charge of stealing 5000 in East
Providence, r. |.
Edward McDermott, a brutal rough, seri-
ously, il not fatally, pounded the chief of the
New Haven, Ct, police The chief inter-
fered about a year ago in an attack by Nc
Dermott on another officer and his injuries
are due to McDermott's desire for revenge.
E. c. Whittlesey, business manager of the
New London Day was shot by a lunatic
named Perry.
A Massachusetts syndicate Of capitalists
has offered to buy controlling interest in
the Dover IN. H. horse railroad.
The coroner's jury on the death of H. W.
Breed of Cambridgeport, Mass, by drown
ing in Portland harbor, rendered a verdict of
gross carelessness against the man who was
in charge of the boat and cautioned the own
er of the boat to be more careful in future as
to who he allows to go out in charge of his
boats.